Somersault vs. Cartwheel

Somersaultnoun

Starting on one's feet, an instance of rotating one's body 360 degree while airborne or on the ground, with one's feet going over one's head.

Somersaultverb

To perform a somersault.

Somersaultnoun

A leap in which a person turns his heels over his head and lights upon his feet; a turning end over end.

Somersaultnoun

an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return

Somersaultverb

do a somersault

Somersault

A somersault (also flip, heli, and in gymnastics salto) is an acrobatic exercise in which a person's body rotates 360° around a horizontal axis with the feet passing over the head. A somersault can be performed forwards, backwards or sideways and can be executed in the air or on the ground.

Cartwheelnoun

The literal wheel of a cart.

Cartwheelnoun

A gymnastic maneuver whereby the gymnast rotates to one side or the other while keeping arms and legs outstretched, spinning for one or more revolutions.

Cartwheelnoun

A crown coin; its value, 5 shillings.

Cartwheelnoun

A silver dollar of the larger size produced before 1979.

Cartwheelverb

To perform the gymnastics feat of a cartwheel.

Cartwheelverb

To flip end over end: normally said of a crashing vehicle or aircraft.

Cartwheelnoun

the type of wheel used on a cart; it typically has wooden spokes and a metal rim.

Cartwheelnoun

an acrobatic maneuver in which the arms and legs are outstretched like the spokes of a wheel, and the body is turned sideways through one or more revolutions, by first touching the hands and then the feet to the ground, in rapid succession so as to mimic the rolling of a wheel; in the course of this feat, the person performing it is alternately upright and upside-down.

Cartwheelnoun

a silver dollar; a dollar made of silver.

Cartwheelverb

to perform a cartwheel{2}.

Cartwheelnoun

a wheel that has wooden spokes and a metal rim

Cartwheelnoun

acrobatic revolutions with the body turned sideways and the arms and legs outstretched like the spokes of a wheel

Cartwheelnoun

a dollar made of silver

Cartwheelverb

do cartwheels: perform an acrobatic movement using both hands and feet